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David you would probably be wrong to make that assumption
>the fact that it's not shut down yet leads me to believe that the Russian authorities are not yet convinced of the site's illegality

I would do more CYA before suggesting that AllOfMP3.com is possibly legit.

I have been to Moscow several times because my wife is Russian. The city is full of little kiosks that sell pirated software, music and videos at a fraction of the retail cost. The problem is so bad that it can be difficult to find some place that will sell you legal copies of something because there are very few people in Moscow are concerned about legal copies of foreign merchandise. You can even purchase some DVD's before they show up in the theater. It is unlikely that Russian authorities have any doubt that AllofMP3.com is illegal, it is more likely someone has been paid off and until someone on the other side pays more money to address the issue AllofMP3.com will continue operation.

This is how business gets done in Russia.
Posted by: balsover   Posted on: 09/29/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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David you would probably be wrong to make that assumption  balsover | 09/29/05
I didn't say the site was legit  dberlind | 09/30/05
semantics  Pearhead | 10/04/05
Supporting an artist  tic swayback | 09/29/05
Pass the buck  ibabadur1 | 09/29/05
Is that a typo?  tic swayback | 09/29/05
they The site breaks international copyright laws but..  cyber-shoplifter | 09/29/05
No such thing  voice_of_all_reason | 09/30/05
Legality of Allofmp3  Letophoro | 09/30/05
Wow, if you follow all the links...  dberlind | 09/30/05
It's clear what the problem is...  BitTwiddler | 09/30/05
It's not about money  tic swayback | 09/30/05
Changing the terms of the sale later?  dberlind | 09/30/05
It's all about the EULA  tic swayback | 09/30/05
grammy.ru  arkady_z | 10/01/05
from online books to freedom  arkady_z | 10/01/05
From someone in the know  sential.co.uk | 10/22/05
now what?  vampares | 04/04/06

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